From Network to “Network of Networks”

Abstract

A network is a dominant model of creation and value share in the social and solidarity economy; this can be a network of companies as well as a network of individuals. The weaknesses, the globalization of the transactions and the social media role in the three types of networks — distributed, administered and steered — push the traditional network boundaries to evolve through integrating other networks. In consequence, we witness an extension of the network organization frontier towards a form of “network of networks”. We analyze this topic in this chapter.